Banana Launcher

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Banana Launcher
Banana Launchers can fire explosives bananas at any tile on the lawn.
Sun cost:	500
Damage:	Massive
Area:	Tile
Recharge:	Sluggish
Usage:	Tap to arm, tap on target tile to fire
Special:	On impact, explodes in a 1x3 area.
Unlocked:	After beating Big Wave Beach - Day 27

Banana Launcher is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time. It is unlocked after completing Big Wave Beach - Day 27. It fires explosive bananas at zombies that deal 60 normal damage points and have an area-of-effect of 1x3. The player is required to tap on it to arm itself, then tap on any tile for it to launch its projectile, similar to the Cob Cannon. It has a 21 second reload time, a trait that it shares with Coconut Cannon in order for it to be used again. 

Almanac entry

DAMAGE: Massive

AREA: Tile

RECHARGE: Sluggish

Banana Launchers can fire explosive bananas at any tile on the lawn.

Usage: tap to arm, tap on target tile to fire

Range: anywhere on lawn

Special: on impact, explodes in small area

It's important to avoid stereotyping as much as possible. Stereotypes are often flat-out wrong. And also hurtful. But honestly ... Banana Launcher is TOTALLY bananas.

Plant Food upgrade

When given Plant Food, it will launch five explosive bananas at random targets on the lawn.

Gallery

Banana Launcher's Almanac entry.

HD Banana Launcher with costume

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Banana Launcher seed packet.

Banana launcher cannot be used.

Endless Zone card.

Endless Zone card with costume.

Banana Launcher armed.

The Banana Launcher firing a banana.

Banana Launcher's target.

Target without background.

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Banana projectile.

Banana launcher after firing a banana.

Banana Launchers cannot be placed on mine carts.

An endangered Banana Launcher.

Banana launcher being watered in the Zen Garden.

Banana Launcher face glitch.

Banana Launcher on the bingo board.

Trivia

• Its damage is not actually massive since it cannot kill a Buckethead Zombie with one banana, but "massive" damage might range from 60 normal damage points to infinity
• It is similar to the Cob Cannon since both plants are required to be manned by players to shoot its projectiles at zombies. Also, both plants have explosive projectiles.
• It is the only plant that speaks in game, exclaiming "Banana!" when firing a banana missile. When Banana Launcher is fed with Plant Food, it says ”BA-BA-BA-BANANA!”.
• It turns green after the player shoots the banana, similar to how unripe bananas are green in real life.
• Banana Launcher and Banana are the only plants in the Plants vs. Zombies series based on bananas.
• This and Winter Melon are the second most expensive plants in the game, the first being Tile Turnip at 16,000 sun after seven plantings.
  • Banana Launcher is the most expensive plant obtained in Big Wave Beach.
• This and Bamboo Shoot from the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time are the only plants that cannot be planted on minecarts. For Banana Launcher, this is because of issues associated with a tap either moving the minecart or activating the Banana Launcher.
  • It will say "Bananas are too slippery to be planted on mine carts".
• Although its almanac says that its area is within a single tile, its actual area-of-effect is 1x3.
• The almanac states that it has a sluggish recharge, but it doesn't state the seed packet recharge, but the reloading time when it shoots a banana. Its recharge is actually fast.
• Banana Launchers cannot be chosen in Big Wave Beach - Day 23.
• In Big Wave Beach - Day 23, if the player plays for the first time, after an endangered Banana Launcher launches its banana, it will not change its face.
• This, Starfruit, Potato Mine, Bonk Choy, and Tile Turnip are the only plants in the game to only have one visible tooth with the former two being the only fruits to do so.
• This plant's projectiles have faint lines on them.
• A glitch occurs when the player can destroy graves using Banana Launcher on any Last Stand level before tapping "Let's Rock".
• Using only this kind of plant to kill zombies in a Big Wave Beach level earns the player Banana Storm achievement.
• Even after the player has defeated the final zombie and the reward has dropped, bananas can still be fired from this plant.
• Its eyes are red and straight in the bingo card, while its in-game appearance has brown eyes and they're crossed.
• The explosion of the banana is similar to Potato Mine's, but is yellow colored.
• Multi-touching works for this plant in both Android and iOS devices.

See also

• Cob Cannon
• Banana Storm

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